The wonders of The Wartime Weekend...it just makes me smile with sheer happiness!

 

Pickering's Pop Up Vintage Tea (upstairs at Reeds - Made and Found)...was the place to devour delicious cake and savouries, drink tea from old vintage china, laugh, meet wonderful people old and new...all in memory of Madge & Eric (Jenny's Mummy and Daddy (you'll see Jen at the end of the post having her calves rubbed by a gifted customer!)

 

Madge's Tea Room...I made these pretty menus to hold all the yummy selection of treats on offer!

 

Anne's gorgeous 40's window display

 

Madge (on the left)...I love the 40's fashions

 

Jen, Anne and Jan...hardworking gals!

 

Madge

 

and her wonderful husband Eric

 

Quick..."they're running out of cake!"

 

The most amazing chocolate cake...Hen you would have loved this, it got devoured in the first hour, handmade bunting from The Handmade & Vintage Love-A-Fair's Tea Room!

 

Fab Fourties Ware!

 

Winston (V for Victory and all that!) and his wonderful wife Mayme, two of the lovliest people I have ever met, they dress vintage stylie everyday, a dear couple after my own heart, I could quite honestly say I wish they were my Grandparents!

 

Anne having five...she was a super trooper!

 

Hen (from Henhouse Homemade) Mr H and the Munckin...it was so lovely to see you again, you all looked amazing and Hen your hat and brooch were truely 40's gorgeousness xxx

This 40's ladies look was just so thought through even down to the way her divine knitted top buttoned together at the neck and her matching corsage!

 

Hen...Coffee and Walnut?

 

Mr Gifted giving Jen's sore calves a good rub! All in a day's work in Madge's Tea Room!

Lots of Fab Fourties Love

C X

A Beautiful Vintage Wedding Institute

 

I gathered together my handmade and vintage adornments and took the most beautiful ride along the coast to Saltburn on Sea to join The Wedding Institute girls for a very inspiring and divine day full of very talented and passionate girls, boys and brides...topped of with lots of delicious cakes.

Follow my photo path to absorb my  wonderful day! 

 

I was so delighted to be next to Gem the very talented, silver loving, word loving and fun girlie, we had lots of fun and giggles...and I couldn't resist a couple of her pieces...I'll post my purchases in my next blog!

 

The beautiful Darling and Green decorated the venue and their booth with a woodland theme and there were little treats to purchase...mmm yes I purchased one of those too!

 

Gorgeous chair decorations x

 

Very talented and lovely girls...who were showing off their fab skills all day to Brides to be!

 

Justine (the wonderfully talented hair putter upper, 40's stylie) and Sarah (the vintage dress hunter) at their booth selling vintage wedding dresses and wedding treasure...I took a few photo's and came away with a fab vintage quiff! Thanks Justine X

 

Polka dot loving gals!

 

The Serendipity Co's beautiful booth...gorgeous China Hire for a perfect vintage wedding.

 

Beautifully crafted cakes by 'Little Darling Cake Company'...one word WOW!

 

Vicky Trainor's vintage booth full of gorgeous wedding stationary and floral delights...

 

Came home with some beautiful floral lace for my Miss Bumpy mosses basket!

 

Justine's beautifully decorated wrist by Darling and Green

 

Last but not least, a little bit of Cheryl-ann Taylor Made in England...

 

Smiles, friendship and inspiration came back with me across the coast home...a truely magical day Thank you Vicky and Becky for all your hardwork xxx

(Becky sincere apologies for not capturing your Booth, I was in the middle of photographing it/you when my memory card was full and then got whisked back to my table to chat to a customer...can't wait to see your photo's)

Big Vintage Wedding Love xxx